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CHELONE OBLiaUA. . RED FLOWERED CHELONE. 



Class XrV. DiDYNAMiA. Order II. Angiospermia. 



Gen. Char. Caly.T, one leafed, five-parted, short, and permanent. 

 Divisions, erect ovate. Corolla, monopetalous, ringent. Tuhe, 

 cylindric, short. Throat, inflated, oblong, convex, flat beneath. 

 Sta?7iens, consist of four filaments, hid. Anthers, incumbent. 



Spe. Char. Pistillum, an ovate germ. Style filiform, length of the 

 stamens. Stigma, obtuse. Seeds, many, roundish. 



The roots of this plant do not creep .so long as some of its species, 

 but are to be considered as creeping roots; the stalks rise from three 

 to four feet in height, are strong, and assume quite a woody appear- 

 ance ; the leaves are broad, large, oblique, deeply notched on their 

 edges, and stand upon short foot stalks ; the corolla is of a bright 

 purple color, and consequently makes a more beautiful appearance 

 than any of its species. This is strictly an American plant, a native 

 of Virginia. It flowers from September to November. 



Chelone hirsuta. Hairy Chelone. This species resembles Chelone 

 glabra, but the .stalks and leaves are very iiairy, and the flower is of 

 a purer white. This is a native of all parts of New England. 

 There are also varieties with white flowers, with blue flowers, with 

 red flowers, and with purple flowers. 



Clielone penstemon. Forking Chelone. This plant has a cylin- 

 dric, pubscent, upright stem, which is about a foot and a half high, 

 and puts out several side branches ; the leaves oblong-lanceolate, 

 ending in a point ; the flowers are in short loose spikes from the 

 divisions of the stalks, and of a purple color. It is a native of North 

 America. All the species and varieties, flower in the autumn, from 

 September to November. 



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